John Roth (421 views)

[Henny Macc]

Jonathon Roth (May 5th, 1967 - )
Years active: 1984-present
Country of origin: United States of America
Recorded vocal range: F♯2-G♯5 (G♭2-A♭5)

Featured bands:

• 1983-1985 - Medieval Steel (guitar, keyboards)
• 1986-1987 - Black Oak Arkansas (guitar)
• 1989-1991 - Jimi Jamison (guitar)
• 1992-1994, 2001-2004, 2006-present - Winger (guitar, backing vocals)
• 2002 - John Roth (lead vocals, guitar, bass)
  
• 2008-present - Tom, Dick, and Harry (lead vocals, guitar)
• 2009-present - Giant (guitar, backing vocals)
• 2012-present - Starship (guitar, backing vocals)
• 2013-present - 5th Kind Memphis (lead vocals, lead guitar)
• 2016 - Brock Roth Project (guitar, vocals, bass)

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{Full band history}

• 1983-1984 - Medieval Steel (guitar)
• 1985 - Medieval Steel (guitar, keyboards)
• 1986-1987 - Black Oak Arkansas (guitar)
• 1989-1991 - Jimi Jamison (guitar)
• 1992-1994 - Winger (guitar, backing vocals)
• 1999-2001 - Kip Winger (guitar)
• 2001-2004 - Winger (guitar, backing vocals)
• 2002 - John Roth (lead vocals, guitar, bass)
• 2006-present - Winger (guitar, backing vocals)
• 2008-present - Tom, Dick, and Harry (lead vocals, guitar)
• 2009-present - Giant (guitar, backing vocals)
• 2012-present - Starship (guitar, backing vocals)
• 2013-present - 5th Kind Memphis (lead vocals, lead guitar)
• 2016 - Brock Roth Project (guitar, vocals)

Recorded high notes:
G♯5/A♭5: The Making of IV clip
G5: "You Really Got Me" live Memphis 2008
F♯5/G♭5: "Dream On" live Memphis 2008, James Brown impression The Making of Pull '93 clip, "Why Can't This Be Love" live 2013, "You Really Got Me" live Memphis 2008
F5: "We Are"
E5: "Fighter", "Long Time" live 2013, "Sledgehammer" live 2016
D♯5/E♭5: "Blind Revolution Mad" jazz version rehearsal clip, "Junkyard Dog (Tears on Stone)" live Santa Ana 2007, "Sweet Emotion" live Memphis 2008, "We Are", "What Is and What Should Never Be" live 2016, "Young Again"
D5: "Can't Get Enuff" live Santa Ana 2007, "Hungry" live Santa Ana 2007, "Fighter", "Hush" live 2013, "Jane" live Medina 2022, "Rainbow in the Rose" live Santa Ana 2007, "Seventeen" live Santa Ana 2007, "Still of the Night" live on the Monsters of Rock Cruise 2022, "You Are the Saint, I am the Sinner" live Santa Ana 2007
C♯5/D♭5: "Boogie Children" live Memphis 2008, "Rainbow in the Dark" live 2016, "We Are", "What Is and What Should Never Be" live 2016, "Why Can't This Be Love" live 2013
C5: "Blind Revolution Mad" live Santa Ana 2007, "Boogie Children" live Memphis 2008, "Down Incognito" live Santa Ana 2007, "Fighter", "I Don't Know Why", "In My Dreams" live Medina 2002, "Jane" live Medina 2022, "Junkyard Dog (Tears on Stone)" live Santa Ana 2007, "Loosen Up" live Santa Ana 2007, "Miles Away" live Santa Ana 2007, "Why Can't This Be Love" live 2013, "Young Gun", "Your Great Escape" live Santa Ana 2007
B4: backstage tune-up The Making of Pull '93 clip, "Crosstown Traffic" live 2016, "Do You Feel Like I Do" live Memphis 2012, "Fighter", "Helter Skelter" live Medina 2022, "Hush" live 2013, "Jaded", "Jonesin'", "Long Time" live 2013, "Madalaine" live Santa Ana 2007, "Rainbow in the Dark" live 2016, "Renegade" live 2013, "Still of the Night" live Medina 2022, "Sweet Emotion" live Memphis 2008, "What Is and What Should Never Be" live 2016, "What's It to Ya", "Why Can't This Be Love" live 2013
A♯4/B♭4: "Buzzkill", "Do You Feel Like I Do" live Memphis 2012, "Hippie Chick", "In My Dreams" live Medina 2022, "Never Been Any Reason" live 2017, "Right Up Ahead" live Santa Ana 2007, "Seventeen" live Santa Ana 2007, "What Is and What Should Never Be" live 2016, "Who's the One" live Santa Ana 2007, "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" live at Big League 2012
A4: "Battle Stations" live Medina 2022, "Blind Revolution Mad" live Santa Ana 2007, "Can't Get Enuff" live Santa Ana 2007, "Crosstown Traffic" live 2016, "Down Incognito" live Santa Ana 2007, "Easy Come Easy Go" live Santa Ana 2007, "Hush" live 2013, "I Wouldn't Wanna Be Like You" live Medina 2022, "Long Time" live 2013, "Loosen Up" live Santa Ana 2007, "Madalaine" live Santa Ana 2007, "Miles Away" live Santa Ana 2007, "Red, Violet and Blue", "Renegade" live 2013, "Rosanna" live 2018, "Sledgehammer" live 2016, "Still of the Night" live Medina 2022, "Who's the One" live Santa Ana 2007, "Why Can't This Be Love" live 2013, "You Are the Saint, I am the Sinner" live Santa Ana 2007, "Young Gun"
G♯4/A♭4: "Back on My Feet Again" live 2013, "Double Vision" live 2013, "Do You Feel Like I Do" live Memphis 2012, "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" live 2012, "Generica" live Santa Ana 2007, "I Feel Good" The Making of Pull '93 clip, "Lunatic Fringe" live at The Rockhouse 2014, "My City", "Never Givin' Up", "Wanted Dead or Alive" live at Big League 2012, "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" live at Big League 2012, "Why Can't This Be Love" live 2013
G4: "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" live Medina 2022, "Dream On" live Memphis 2008, "I Don't Know Why", "Jonesin'", "Junkyard Dog (Tears on Stone)" live Santa Ana 2007, "Loosen Up" live Santa Ana 2007,  "Red, Violet and Blue", "Right Up Ahead" live Santa Ana 2007, "What's It to Ya", "You Are the Saint, I Am the Sinner" live Santa Ana 2007, "You Make Me Wanna Scream", "Your Great Escape" live Santa Ana 2007

Recorded low notes:
E3: "Jaded", "Jonesin'", "Red, Violet and Blue", "Walk in Her Garden", "You Make Me Wanna Scream"
D♯3/E♭3: "Dream On" live Memphis 2008, "Jaded", "What Is and What Should Never Be" live 2016
D3: "Funky White Boy", "Gettin By", "Red, Violet and Blue"
C♯3/D♭3: "Do You Feel Like I Do" live Memphis 2012, "Jonesin'", "Red, Violet and Blue"
C3: "What Is and What Should Never Be" live 2016
B2: "Gettin By", "Jaded"
A♯2/B♭2: "Hippie Chick"
A2: "Red, Violet and Blue"
G♯2/A♭2: "Hippie Chick"
G2: "Hippie Chick"
F♯2/G♭2: "You Make Me Wanna Scream"

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*Blue marks soft falsetto notes.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Underlines marks notes in backing vocals or otherwise obscured/muffled in the song mix.

Looks like Winger is the newest band I've decided to notewatch the members of! John's studio discography as a vocalist is pretty small, so this one was easy to make. However, I can't seem to find anywhere online that you can stream his 2002 self-titled solo album, so for now I just had to make this thread based off of the samples of the songs from that that you can listen to on his website. Three of the songs are on YouTube, but until I can find the rest I guess this one will have to stay in WIP threads.

[Henny Macc]

Would you guys say this is closer to G5 and G♯5? It's a pretty in betweeny note that I've been unsure about

I'm also a little iffy about his F♯2, for that matter. It's from one of the songs that I couldn't find a full version of online, so it's possible that there's a better version of the note elsewhere in the song or on the album, but for now what I have to work with is this clip from the album sampler on his website. The note in question is at 0:26 on "I think you know what I meAN". It definitely gets down to G2, but I think I hear it trail lower at the end of the note. However, is that worth counting for any lower than G2? I could use some more opinions on it as well.

[Osmosis]

First clip is closer to a G5
For the second I'd go with F#2 personally. I think it is fine.

[Henny Macc]

Okay, here's an actual G♯5 by him! Definitely a piss-take note and not as good as his other highs, but I'd still count it.

Notewatching these The Making Of videos for a few different Winger albums was a good reminder that you can find some unexpected displays of range just in footage of band members goofing around in the studio. Aside from that, there are some F2s by Reb Beach earlier in this video, some B2s by Kip Winger, and in another video I found some highs up to F♯5 by John and F5 by Reb.